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wanted to be able to wish for Limus Barnum's<br />

happiness, too, and told herself that she did so.<br />

The star winked at Judith Haig's wishes and pulled<br />

a cover of clouds across its face.<br />

CONCERNING SCENARIOS<br />

Larger dramas than Dingley Falls's had their<br />

complications as well. The failure of Daniel Wolton and<br />

Bob Eagerly to return the helicopter (and pilot) to the<br />

U.S. Army post from which they had borrowed it<br />

eventually was reported to the chief warrant officer on<br />

duty there, who phoned his regimental commander in<br />

Transportation Corps, who wanted to know who the<br />

hell the jerks were who had taken the thing, and why<br />

didn't the CWO just send somebody to find them. Yes,<br />

sir, the chief warrant officer did understand that the<br />

army couldn't afford to misplace a helicopter that<br />

belonged to American taxpayers just because two birds<br />

wanted to go for a joyride in it, but, just a second, yes,<br />

here it was, a major general had requisitioned that<br />

machine for them.

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